Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] in the [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If the uplands and woodlands were apparently settled by the twelfth century , other colonisation probably merely filled in the gaps . |
| 2 | Our piloting suggests that there is very little information here which could not be filled in out of the heads of appropriate teachers on these courses , so filling in the questionnaire should not cost a great deal of time for each person . |
| 3 | Sprinkle sharp sand along the slit — enough to fill in the bottom 4–5 inches ( 10–12cm ) or so . |
| 4 | Space is limited so fill in the coupon on page 188 ( before May 11 ) to book a place at the most entertaining and educational event of the year — or risk being Green with envy ! |
| 5 | Hearing from that individual , to his great concern , of the impending calamity , Captain Cuttle , in his delicacy , sheered off again confounded ; merely handing in the nosegay as a small mark of his solicitude , and leaving his respectful compliments for the family in general , which he accompanied with an expression of his hope that they would lay their heads well to the wind under existing circumstances , and a friendly intimation that he would " look up again " tomorrow(2) . |
| 6 | Runcorn ( 1964 ) , another sizeable township of 28,000 population , followed for Merseyside and in the same year Washington largely filled in the gap between South Tyneside and Sunderland . |
| 7 | Word is coming in that rival hamlets are already filling in the forms as fast as they can put pen to paper . |
| 8 | I am just filling in the days , she thought — until Edmund returns . |
| 9 | For example , somebody might erm be homeless , but no hostel in town will take them on because perhaps they have a mental illness or a drug problem , or perhaps they are in trouble with the courts erm we can return to that hostel with the person saying ‘ Do n't worry about these other problems , just fill in the bits you can , the accommodation , and we 'll sort out the other bits ’ . |
| 10 | Do n't use pre-printed form letters where you just fill in the gaps for date , name , address and amount . |
| 11 | and you just fill in the gaps |
| 12 | Come on now , just fill in the form . ’ |
| 13 | Just fill in the form overleaf and send it to us in the envelope provided — no stamp needed . |
| 14 | Just fill in the coupon in block capitals and send to Beaverbrooks the Jewellers at the address below . |
| 15 | Just fill in the coupon below , quoting you Ideal Home subscription number , and sent it to : . |
| 16 | To find out more about what WordPerfect can offer your organisation , just fill in the coupon below , and return it to us , or 'phone ( 0932 ) 850505 anytime . |
| 17 | Your sincerely PS Join us today : just fill in the application form in the enclosed leaflet — there 's FREEPOST so you do n't need a stamp — and show your support for the countryside . |
| 18 | Creating icons like this with Icon Make-It is a bit like painting by numbers — you just fill in the squares |
| 19 | Just fill in the Reservation Application form and return it to us . |
| 20 | The windows were sparkling , the ivy stripped away to let in the light . |
| 21 | Chesarynth almost drank the wine just to fill in the time , but the thought of poison halted the crystal-stemmed goblet half-way to her mouth . |
| 22 | Finally stir in the chicken pieces and mushrooms and cook for another 4 minutes , until everything is hot but still crisp . |
| 23 | They 've started recently , they d they did n't do it for years , we had n't been training anybody and that was unusual because when it was the big factory you were always bringing in the school leavers |
| 24 | Under hypnosis they were not afraid to ‘ ad lib ’ ; they happily regarded fragmentary or inaccurate memories as acceptable , and then imaginatively filled in the bits , sometimes even whole verses , which they could not remember . |
| 25 | The government could always bring in the troops ter load the ships . ’ |
| 26 | What I should 've realized was that we 're still filling in the form |
| 27 | The typical interviewee profile of the ‘ recreational user ’ is that of ‘ dabbling ’ at weekends , usually sharing a ‘ bag ’ with a friend , then gradually filling in the days in between until they are all taken up by heroin use . |
| 28 | So always fill in the day 's workings before you leave for home , taking special care that there are no holes or pitfalls you have created into which livestock can stray and suffer injury . |
| 29 | Always fill in the record of the cheques you issue so that you can check them against your statement . |
| 30 | Gradually pour in the sherry and stock and cook , stirring , until thickened . |